Keeping/staying warm.

I crocheted myself a lovely thick throw with super chunky wool. Corner to corner. Under that I have my hot water bottle and then I do my knitting. Dog blankets for Battersea cats/dogs home. Take care and stay safe.

I have always been a 'cold' person, even when I was a teenager. However, like others I do not like a hot and stuffy room. We have the thermostat set at 18.5 and my normal winter clothes, no matter where I am are thick tights, trousers/woollen skirt with at least two long sleeved layers on top.

I also add, extra cardi, thick socks and fingerless gloves, if needed, I have Reynaud's syndrome, thankfully only in my fingers and Iam known to wear fingerless gloves in the summer. Fortunately DD knits all mine for we so I have them in a arange of thicknesses, some with fleecelinings and some without.

I put on my dressing gown too and take it off to cook. I have an underactive thyroid and my metabolism doesn't regulate heat well so I can get cold very easily. I have the central heating on quite a lot in the winter but I am anxious about gas and electricity prices rising. Lots of good ideas here

I am not old enough to get any heating benefits, still waiting for my state pension, but I refuse to feel cold in my house. If I’m already wearing joggers, T-shirt and sweatshirt and feel cold, I turn the heating up from 20 degrees to 22 degrees for an hour or so. I’d rather do without something else than sit shivering or with a cold nose and I’m not going to wear hats or gloves in the house.

I’m sure my house heats up quicker when it does not get freezing cold, it does not take long for me to feel comfortable again. I worry about the impact a damp house would have on my health, mould caused by inadequate heating is hard to get rid of.

Gosh, Teacheranne, if I had the thermostat on 20, let alone 22, I would be lying on the floor like beached whale, gasping.

A house has to be left fully unheated for awhile to get mouldy. We didn't get out to visit our house in France, from July 2020 until September 2021 14 months.

It was shut up and unheated and went through a full winter. The house is in Normandy, a region with a high rainfall, hence all the grass and all the cheese, with temperatures similar to southern England We went over this autumn expecting to find a lot of mould, but found almost none, The house did feel damp and all the beds needed a couple of days airing, but otherwise, dust and spiders were the biggest problems.

Teacheranne

I am not old enough to get any heating benefits, still waiting for my state pension, but I refuse to feel cold in my house. If I’m already wearing joggers, T-shirt and sweatshirt and feel cold, I turn the heating up from 20 degrees to 22 degrees for an hour or so. I’d rather do without something else than sit shivering or with a cold nose and I’m not going to wear hats or gloves in the house.

I’m sure my house heats up quicker when it does not get freezing cold, it does not take long for me to feel comfortable again. I worry about the impact a damp house would have on my health, mould caused by inadequate heating is hard to get rid of.

I think you are wise to ensure your house is kept adequately heated and aired. Mould spores are very detrimental to your health.

We keep the house at 21c. I could possibly tolerate it being very slightly colder ( but not a lot) but my DH has heart issues, with all the resultant medicines, and the optimum temperature for someone in his position is 21c. So that is where it stays, I work around it as his needs are greater than mine?.

M0nica

Gosh, Teacheranne, if I had the thermostat on 20, let alone 22, I would be lying on the floor like beached whale, gasping.

A house has to be left fully unheated for awhile to get mouldy. We didn't get out to visit our house in France, from July 2020 until September 2021 14 months.

It was shut up and unheated and went through a full winter. The house is in Normandy, a region with a high rainfall, hence all the grass and all the cheese, with temperatures similar to southern England We went over this autumn expecting to find a lot of mould, but found almost none, The house did feel damp and all the beds needed a couple of days airing, but otherwise, dust and spiders were the biggest problems.

I think one of my problems is that I spend a lot of time just sitting down as my arthritis is very bad at the moment. I’ve had to get a cleaner to help out so apart from cooking, I tend to spend my days crafting or reading!

My house had mould problems for several years after I moved in, it never seemed to feel warm and there was a lot of condensation on the windows in the winter. I tried to open the windows as much as possible ( difficult when out at work for over 12 hours a day ) but still ended up with black mould inside my wardrobes and behind my head board of my bed. In fact, my mattress was damp so I had to move my bed away from the adjoining garage wall and put it against the radiator!

I ended up having two wall vents put in my bedroom wall, changed the boiler to a more powerful one, put in two extra radiators and also had a positive air exchange unit installed in the hall. Now my bungalow gets toasty hot very quickly but I still try to keep an even temperature during the day rather than have cold spells.

Mind you, it does have to be cold for me to raise the temperature, I had it at 18 degrees all through the Autumn and only set it at 20 fairly recently. And there are times when I sit in just a T-shirt after I get in but I soon cool down and pop a jumper on.

My energy consumption have not gone up noticeably since I got my new boiler and was able to heat the rooms better. No more signs of nasty mould and no condensation on the windows.

My house is @ 21 and, even with wearing layers of clothes and snuggling under a duvet on the sofa with the dog I still don’t feel all that warm.

Ali08

I think menopause broke my inner thermostat as I'm usually quite warm. Well, apart from my feet which can be snug as bugs in furry slipper boots or whatever I'm wearing, but you can guarantee they'll be freezing cold once out!
I feel the cold most on my back, shoulders and arms so, if out, I generally have a large square wooly scarf, folded into a triangle, over my shoulders but under my coat!
Indoors, yes the trusty old dressing gown lives on the back of the sofa should I need it, and we have blankets downstairs - as well as upstairs should the need arise for a bit of extra warmth and we can just put them over our duvets!
If blankets aren't warm enough for you downstairs, consider buying extra duvets, then you can snuggle up on the sofa/chair!
I use hot water bottles, but have fleece covers on which tend to keep them warm for longer.
Those heated blankets a few of you have mentioned are great for arthritis, my daughter uses one for a stomach problem she has but you can place them on your tummy, or legs, behind you, at your neck etc - so very convenient!!

I agree that the menopause has a lot to answer for. When I come into the house I have to take off my coat and the hoodie underneath, and a few minutes later, the hoodie is back on, and so it goes on-off-on etc.

Our gas meter is stuck, the gas company keep cancelling their appointments to fix it, they told us we won’t be paying for gas until it’s done.
Let it snow!!!!!!?